First off, congratulations on your decision to attend The University of Memphis! In your future lies the most important four years of your life. These four years will eventually mold you into the man you will be for the rest of your life. Different from High School, you will be faced with many difficult decisions in which you will have to make on your own. You will no longer have Mom and Dad over your back, packing your lunch and giving you a twenty for the movies any more. Some decisions will be easy, like whether or not to go to class. Some will be a little harder, like choosing your major. No matter what choice you make, you must know that the decisions you make now will determine the man you will be tomorrow.

This summer and perhaps this fall, you will be faced with the decision of whether or not to go Greek. Let me just tell you right now to throw out any stereotypes you have on Greek life and Greek life at Memphis. You will hear many different people whispering in your ear this Summer. Some people will try to influence you on your opinion of Greek life and whether or not to go Greek. Some people will try to push you to rush their Fraternity, and other people theirs. My only advice to you is to come out and see for yourself. If you want my opinion, going Greek is perhaps the best decision you could ever make during your college years, especially at Memphis.

At Sigma Alpha Epsilon, we are in the business of taking gentlemen and turning them into True Gentlemen. In Sigma Alpha Epsilon, you will find the largest and most storied Fraternity in the nation, with almost 300,000 members and 3,200 ΣAEs in the city of Memphis alone (that is more than any other city in the nation). Now I could go on and on for pages about the many benefits of pledging and possibly ultimately becoming a Brother of ΣAE. However, like I said before, it is up to you to come out and see for yourself what we are all about. Just remember, the decisions you make now will determine the man you will be tomorrow.

BE TRUE

Michael Kenneth Bowen
mkbowen@memphis.edu
901. 870. 3410.